Customize BPA.org

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BPA.org is proud to present new features for customizing the site for your state and/or chapter. State Advisors and Advisors can log into the admin section of our Web site at http://www.bpa.org/admin and create custom pages and news for their chapters that integrate right into national BPA's Web site. National and State BPA can then recruit local news and "promote" it so that your local activities that YOU post can be seen by everyone in BPA.

The system is ready for use! Go to bpa.org/admin and try it out. Instructions are below in a set of video tutorials (or use the simple instructions listed below the videos).

State Advisors can create "State Advisor Helpers" to edit the state site by creating a State Advisor Helper in the Membership Registration System. Local Advisors can appoint a member to be able to log in and edit the chapter pages by checking the "chapter webmaster" box when adding the student in the membership registration system.

View the tutorials or read the instructions below to get started!

Click here for help in writing feature articles about your chapter.


Logging In, Getting Started

  1. Visit http://www.bpa.org/admin
  2. Log in with your usual name and password. (Appointed student webmasters should use their Member ID and torch password.)
  3. The state or chapter you can edit appears on screen. (Click “Edit Your Sites” on the left if nothing shows up.)
  4. Advisors logging in for the first time will need to create their chapter’s site.
  5. On the “edit site” page, click your state/chapter to expand a list of parts to edit
  6. Or use the four links on the left (edit pages, create page, edit news, create news).

Create Your Chapter's Site

  1. Click the “create a site for ##-####” link.
  2. Site ID: Choose one that is short, easy to remember, easy to type into a web browser, and references your chapter. Examples: “columbus”, “columbushs”, etc.
  3. Site ID and Chapter Name cannot be changed later. Double-check your spelling!

Visiting Your Custom Site

  1. Go to http://www.bpa.org/siteid (ex: bpa.org/newmexico, bpa.org/columbushs, etc)
  2. OR access your page from the top sidebar of any page on BPA.org (the navigation sidebar).
  3. The chosen chapter/state is now saved as the default chapter/state for every time you visit BPA.org from that computer and web browser.
How your customized site is different from the generic BPA.org:
  • The navigation sidebar on each page links to your custom pages for your state and chapter.
  • The “News” section on the front page now includes news for your state and chapter.

Editing Your Custom Site:

  1. For pages, click “Edit Pages” or “Create Page" on the left. For News Items, click "Edit News" or "Create News Item."
  2. Fill in each field on the web form that appears
  3. For pages, Page ID becomes part of the page’s URL (Example: http://www.bpa.org/c/columbushs/officers)
  4. Click the save button to publish the page or news item.
  5. For pages, if you checked “menu item,” the page will appear in the navigation sidebar of each page.
  6. If you clicked "hidden," the page or news item will not be viewable to the public. (You can use this to save your work before you finish.)